TRAVELERS PROP. & CAS. v. OLD REPUBLIC INS.

No. 2002-442-Appeal.

847 A.2d 303 (2004)

TRAVELERS PROPERTY AND CASUALTY CORPORATION v. OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

May 10, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael DeLuca, Providence, for Plaintiff.

Holly Rao, Warwick, for Defendant.

Present: WILLIAMS, C.J., FLANDERS, GOLDBERG, FLAHERTY, and SUTTELL, JJ.


OPINION

SUTTELL, Justice.

A dispute between two insurance companies over liability for prejudgment interest is the focus of this appeal. We are invited to enter the often-labyrinthine world of insurance law to determine whether the carriers provided "primary" or "excess" coverage. We resist the temptation, however, and resolve the case on more familiar grounds. Because a final judgment is a prerequisite to imposing prejudgment interest, such interest, absent...

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